Phoenix in PBA PHL Cup semis

By Adrian Stewart Co

The San Miguel Beermen recovered from a paltry first half to score a come-from-behind 92-82 victory over the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters in Game 2 of their 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series earlier this week at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Marcio Lassiter top-scored for the Beermen with 24 points; June Mar Fajardo added a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds; while Terrence Romeo contributed 14 markers.

Down by as much as 12 points in the first half, the Beermen began its run in the third period behind Lassiter, Fajardo, and Romeo forcing a 63-all deadlock heading into the fourth.

The Fuel Masters regained a slim 68-63 lead at the start of the fourth but the Beermen leaned on consecutive baskets from Romeo for its first taste of a final quarter lead at 74-72 with over five minutes left.

The Fuel Masters took one final lead, 75-74 on a basket by Jason Perkins, before the Beermen went on a finishing run highlighted by triples from Chris Ross and Lassiter./ASC, WDJ